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Karishma Tanna Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

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Husband: Varun Bangera
Height: 5' 9"
Age: 40 Years

Karishma Tanna

Bio/Wiki
NicknameKaru
Profession(s)Actress, Model, Host
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 175 cm
in meters- 1.75 m
in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutFilm: Dosti: Friends Forever (2005, Bollywood)
Karishma Tanna - Dosti...Friends Forever
I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona (2011, Kannada)
Karishma Tanna - I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona
TV: Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001)
Awards2015- Television Style Award for the 'Stylish Female in a Reality Show' for 'Bigg Boss 8'

2016- Zee Gold Award for the 'Most Fit Actress'

2023- Critics’ Choice Award in the Best Actor (Female): Drama Series category for the web series ‘Scoop’ at the Filmfare OTT Awards (26 November 2023)
Karishma Tanna with the Critics’ Choice Award, which she won at the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards
2024- Best Actress in a Web Series - Critics award for ‘Scoop’ at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards (20 February 2024)
Karishma Tanna while posing with the 2024 Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth21 December 1983 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)40 Years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac signSagittarius
SignatureKarishma Tanna signature
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai, Maharashtra, India
College/UniversitySydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Educational QualificationGraduate
ReligionHinduism
CasteKshatriya (Lohana)
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
HobbiesReading, Travelling, Gymming, Watching movies
TattooLeft wrist- 'Maa' written in Hindi
Karishma Tanna - Maa tattoo
Controversies• She was one of the most controversial contestants of 'Bigg Boss 8' (2014), as she had many verbal fights with the fellow contestants in the Bigg Boss house.
• In 2017, she was supposed to do & TV's comedy show 'Comedy Dangal,' but she got replaced at the last moment by Surbhi Jyoti due to her tantrums even before the show got started.
• In March 2018, a Delhi based event manager, Manas Katyal, sent a legal notice to her for cheating, threatening and blackmailing him, his driver and not performing at a wedding reception in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, for which he had to suffer a loss of ₹10 lakhs. On the other hand, Karishma denied such allegations and said that she was cheated, as she was told that the show was in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. But when she reached there, she came to know that the event was in Haldwani.
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date5 February 2022
Karishma Tanna and Varun Bangera's wedding photo
Affairs/BoyfriendsBappa Lahiri (Musician)
Karishma Tanna with Bappa Lehri
Hanif Hilal (Model)
Karishma Tanna with Hanif Hilal
Rushabh Choksi (Restaurateur)
Karishma Tanna with Rushabh Choksi
Upen Patel (Actor, Model)
Karishma Tanna with Upen Patel
FianceUpen Patel (ex-fiance; 2015)
Family
Husband/SpouseVarun Bangera
Varun Bangera with Karishma Tanna
ParentsFather- Name Not Known (Died in 2012)
Mother- Jasmine Tanna
Karishma Tanna with her mother, sister, and brother-in-law
SiblingsBrother- None
Sister- Drishma Kadam (Younger)
Favourites
CuisineGujarati
ActressKangana Ranaut
Song"Jeena Jeena" by Atif Aslam from the film 'Badlapur'
TempleBabulnath Temple in Mumbai
Restaurant Olive in Mumbai
Travel Destination(s)Paris, Dubai
Style Quotient
Car CollectionBMW
Karishma Tanna - BMW

Karishma Tanna

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karishma Tanna

  • Does Karishma Tanna smoke?: Yes Karishma Tanna smoking
  • Does Karishma Tanna drink alcohol?: Yes Karishma Tanna drinking alcohol
  • Karishma was born into a middle-class Gujarati family.

    Karishma Tanna's childhood pics

    Karishma Tanna’s childhood pics

  • Since her childhood, she was interested in acting, and at the age of 17, she made her acting debut with the superhit TV show ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ as a frivolous girl “Indira.”

    Karishma Tanna as Indu Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

    Karishma Tanna as Indu Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

  • After doing TV for a few years, she tried her luck in Bollywood, but she was either rejected for her height or for being a daily soap actress.
  • Her first lead role came up with the Kannada film ‘I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona’ (2011), opposite Prem Kumar.
  • She didn’t have the ideal start to her Bollywood career after which she went back to the TV world, and did Sony TV’s ‘Comedy Circus’ that resurrected her dying acting career.
  • She took cooking classes before entering the ‘Big Boss 8’ house.
  • Her Ex-boyfriend, Rushabh Choksi, said that he and Karishma were still in a relationship when Karishma started dating Upen in the ‘Bigg Boss 8’ house.
  • She got engaged to Upen Patel in 2015 after he proposed to her on the dance show ‘Nach Baliye 7,’ where they were contestants.
  • She considers Kangana Ranaut and Victoria Beckham as her style icon.
  • Karishma Tanna emerged the winner of the adventure-reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 on 26 July 2020. She was adjudged the winner among the other finalists, Karan Patel, Dharmesh Yelande, and Balraj Syal.

    Karishma Tanna after winning Khatron Ke Khiladi 10

    Karishma Tanna after winning Khatron Ke Khiladi 10